Baalbek

[ bahl-bek, bey-uhl-, beyl- ]

noun

1. a town in E Lebanon: ruins of ancient city; Temple of the Sun. 16,000. Ancient Greek name, Heliopolis.

Baalbek

/ ˈbɑːlbɛk /

noun

1. a town in E Lebanon: an important city in Phoenician and Roman times; extensive ruins. Pop: 150 000 (1998 est) Ancient nameHeliopolis

Example Sentences

"Baalbek is the major Roman site in Lebanon. You couldn't replace it if someone bombed it," says Graham Philip, an archaeology professor at Durham University.

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But those targets are incredibly close to the Baalbek temples and Roman ruins in Tyre, a major port of the Phoenician Empire around 2,500 years ago.

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There is no evidence that the Roman sites in Tyre and Baalbek have been damaged by the Israeli strikes.

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She says there are no Hezbollah facilities at the Baalbek site: "No one knows what the excuse or the message behind the hit is."

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Some ordinary Lebanese attempting to escape Israeli bombing reportedly fled to the Baalbek ruins, judging that ancient sites would not be targeted by Israel and would therefore offer protection.

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